Over-revving the FW 190 D9 1945

[Woke Up Dead]

Originally Posted by Bolelas

But you do make use of manual prop pitch, correct? If you dont, i think you should.
You keep the MW50 turned on the entire trip?

No I don't use manual pitch, and I guess I probably should. It's just one of those situations where if I have a capable pilot in an La-7 behind me I'd like to fiddle with the controls as little as possible. It's nice that the German planes have all those automatic features, not having to worry about pitch or radiator settings in combat helps to make up for them being less maneuverable than a lot of opponents. And yes, I keep the MW50 turned on throughout the dive.

Also, it just seems odd that this would be a problem for this specific plane only, none of the other similar late-war German planes will wreck their engine in this manner, they'll just get an overheat message at the worst. I don't think any of the fast late-war US, USSR, or UK planes can wreck their engine in a single dive either. That's why I'm wondering if this is a bug or a feature.